diff --git a/app/views/markup/_image_card.html.slim b/app/views/markup/_image_card.html.slim
index 766861452..a0f5fea50 100644
--- a/app/views/markup/_image_card.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/markup/_image_card.html.slim
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
   .about-module-box-panel
     p.govuk-body-l
       = text
-  .about-module-box-panel style="min-height: 150px; background-image: url(#{image})"
+  .about-module-box-panel title=title style="min-height: 150px; background-image: url(#{image})"
diff --git a/config/initializers/markdown.rb b/config/initializers/markdown.rb
index f7c24ef61..055277044 100644
--- a/config/initializers/markdown.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/markdown.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def two_thirds
 
   # @example
   #   {image_card}
+  #   This is the title
+  #
   #   This is the body copy
   #
   #   //path/to/image
@@ -61,9 +63,8 @@ def two_thirds
   def image_card
     pattern = build_regexp('image_card')
     @output = output.gsub(pattern) do
-      text, image = split_content Regexp.last_match(1)
-
-      image_card_template.render(nil, text: text, image: image)
+      title, text, image = *Regexp.last_match(1).strip.split("\n")
+      image_card_template.render(nil, title: title, text: text, image: image)
     end
     self
   end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/content_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/content_helper_spec.rb
index 4b9a8d884..0c1fd0ecf 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/content_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/content_helper_spec.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@
         expect(html).to include '2 Pages'
       end
     end
+
+    describe 'Image card' do
+      let(:input) do
+        <<~MARKUP
+          {image_card}
+          This is the image card title
+
+          This is image text
+
+          //This is the image
+
+          {/image_card}
+        MARKUP
+      end
+
+      it 'renders a title' do
+        expect(html).to include 'title="This is the image card title"'
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'Not found error' do